Hi all i am by no means ready to start hunting as i have just started to learn this sport and am yet to become consistent with my arrow placement however i would like to have some broadheads at the ready for when i feel i am competent. With my compound bow setup at the moment i have calculated that my arrows fps is around 240 fps and my kinetic Energy - 50KE. Even if i was to up my poundage at a later date i would still be at around 250fps and 55KE MAX. With this in mind would i be better with a two blade or three blade broadhead. I am in Australia and i know that the tusker broadheads are very popular here (mainly because they are cheap but also because they are an aussie invention). Has anyone had any experience with these? They are a 2 blade broadhead and the ones that i am looking at getting are pre-sharpened and screw in (To save cost usually these broadheads are sold not sharpened and as glue on's however for a little extra you can get pre sharpened and screw ins) what are your thoughts and by all means suggest a different broadhead if you think they would be better
I have gotten to the point where I refuse to recommend a specific brand in comparison to another, as shot placement is the crucial thing every single time. However, I would say experiment with both if you can. If you wish to stick with Tusker Broadheads by all means go with them. However, you'll be amazed how one brand broadhead may shoot in your bow in comparison to another that seemingly is the same. Just do what you can though. Practice, practice practice...experiment, experiment, experiment. Once you find the broadhead you want then it's just pure practice.
It was never my intention to start a brand war. I was actually interested whether two blades fly just as well as three since i have no experience at all. Since my bow shoots quite slow i thought that one may fly naturally better than the other at a slower speed. Really not that interested in brands but more so what types (as in shape and size) broadhead i should be looking at.
If your bow is tuned correctly then you should be able to shoot most broadheads to the same point of impact. For example, I can shoot slick tricks, nitrons, rage, and field tips all to the same point of impact.
This ^^^^ Again trial by error really. IMO a 2 blade won't fly noticeably different than a 3, preference is what it boils down to.
It's not trial and error by any stretch of the imagination, it's about tuning. A bow that is well tuned WILL shoot fixed blades, mechanicals, field points and bare shafts all the same. There are broadheads that are easier to tune, for example a Magnus Stinger two blade flies as well as any broadhead on the market but you can make a 4-blade fixed blade broadhead impact at the same point. Spetzie, to answer your question... the number of blades shouldn't change how the broadhead shoots. There are 4-blades that shoot just as well as 2-blades. With your setup I would suggest a fixed blade broadhead. This aids in the penetration of the broadhead with lower KE's. There are lots of quality broadheads on the market, I'm personally not familiar with Tuskers but I'll definitely check them out. Companies like NAP, Magnus, Slick Trick, G5, etc. all make heads that will fly great out of your setup. Good luck and let us know what you go with. Like tynimiller said, it's all about shot placement!
If you're going after water buffalo, scrub bulls and really, really big hogs, the two blade tuskers will be a very good head. If you're going after chital and goats, just about any three blade head will work. I have far less KE than you (about 35lbs) and use a pretty big fixed three blade head. Even on hogs. (but I only shoot medium sized ones.) :D
I googled the tusker bh. That's a great looking bh. Looks allot like Zwickey's which are also good bh's. Just go with It. You have nothing to worry about with this bh.
